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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

passed tenseA recurring difficulty with the writing challenges is choosing between passé composé and l'imparfait (I wish there were more hints in the answers) B1 "week 49" "St Patrick's day" opens with "Last weekend, we were in Chicago to celebrate St Patrick's Day." 'nous étions' is the suggested answer. Why not 'nous avons été' ?

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is venait?Ce serait génial si Joseph venait avec nous is marked as the correct answer - is venait the conditionnel présent for venir? Can you guide me to the lesson showing conditionnel présent conjugation for venir pls?

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L. E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aussi bien queIf possible, could a French example be added for the proper use of "aussi bien que" when comparing abilities (mentioned in the notes for ainsi que lesson)? Thank you.

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Vili P.A1Kwiziq community member

Q.Should I understand that "à" and "de" can be applied to all the verbs depending if you are going to or coming from somewhere or is it so that each verb goes only with one of these prepositions?

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prepositions after parler and penser.Why “je parle de …” but “je pense à ….”?

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Just a thought!The words in these two phrases "de moins en moins de" and "de plus en plus de" are similar to the letters in words like radar, noon, and civic. They read the same backwards and forwards.

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John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Turn things up side down in present tense?Here when the verb retourner goes with avoir in past tense, then it means to turn things up side down or inside out. How do you say it in present tense or in imperative? Merci.

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Matthew C.C1Kwiziq community member

Translating part of the name of a street?I’m very confused by this. It would seem very odd to me to if, when talking in English about a street in France, someone would translate “J’habite rue Pasteur.” to “I live on Pasteur Street.” or “I live on Pasteur Road.”. I would expect that they would either leave “rue Pasteur” as it is and say “I live on rue Pasteur.” or, perhaps more likely, captalize the “rue” and say “I live on Rue Pasteur.”. Similarly, I would not expect someone who lived in, say, London, when speaking French, to say something like “J’habite rue Baker.”, I’d expect something more like “J’habite Baker Street.”. In all cases, I’d expect the full name of the street (“rue Pasteur”, “Baker Street”, etc.) to be preserved in translation. I am often shocked at how much people are willing to mangle names of all kinds when using a language different to that from which the name originated, though Kwiziq usually manages to avoid doing so. A quick look at the French and English Wikipedia articles for some notable streets seems to back up my initial thoughts. I was wondering whether to report this as an issue, but I am not quite confident enough to say that Kwiziq is definitely wrong here.

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Deux plus deux égale quatre/deux plus deux égalent quatre: are both correct?

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

why does the score not increase after a correct micro-quiz

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